Economics, Politics and Public Policy in East Asia and the Pacific
Author: Bill Standish, ANU
2016 for Papua New Guinea (PNG) was both politically turbulent and economically stressful with government revenues and currency falling, but inflation and deficit rising. The nationwide election in June–July 2017 will be a major measure of the political impact of the government’s critics Read more…
Author: Paul Flanagan, Canberra
2016 saw the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government muddle down through a series of poor policy decisions. This continued the negative trend set in 2015, when the country went from having the highest expected GDP growth rate in the world to crisis management mode. Read more…
Author: Marianne Dickie, ANU
The Australian government has introduced legislation that seeks to permanently ban asylum seekers and refugees who arrived by boat from entering Australia. Read more…
Author: Bill Standish, Canberra
On Wednesday 8 June, Papua New Guinea police fired on a peaceful student demonstration at the University of PNG (UPNG); four students received bullet wounds, 20 were injured and hundreds tear-gassed. Read more…
Author: Bill Standish, Canberra
The Papua New Guinea (PNG) government has finally admitted that PNG’s revenue surge has ended. As long as PNG’s mining boom lasted, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill could build parliamentary support by allocating constituency funds to each member of parliament’s (MP) district. So how will restricted funds impact upon O’Neill’s political position and the stability of the government? Read more…
Author: Paul Flanagan, ANU
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a land of contrasts. 2015 started with the prospect of PNG having the highest GDP growth rate in the world at over 21 per cent. It finished in crisis management and cash shortages. PNG proudly celebrated its 40th anniversary of independence, hosted a successful yet expensive Pacific Games and its prime minister strode the world and regional stage. Read more…
Author: Busa Jeremiah Wenogo, CIMC
On 19 October 2015 the Constitutional Law Reform Commission launched the draft report on the Review of the Informal Sector Development and Control (ISDC) Act of 2004 at the University of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The report contains a set of recommendations and a proposed bill to replace ISDC Act to be presented to the government for its consideration later in 2015. Read more…
